In lamps



L.- CHANDOR.

Lamp.

Patented July 21, 1868.

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l TO ALL WHOM l'l MAY GONGERN: Y

B'e it known .that I, L. CHA'NDOR', of St. Petersburg, Russia, haveinvented a. new and improved Gasoline Candle; and I do hereby declarethat thev following is a full,'clear, and exact description ithereof,which wilI enable those skilled in the art to Vmake and usc-the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to a new device for burning gasoline and otherhydrocarbon liquids for illuminating purposes, whereby superioradvantages are obtained over the ordinary sperm-wax candle and lamps.

And the invention consists in attachingv permanently to a. reservoir, ofany dsir-ed shape or construction, a tube, and in inserting in the tubean interior slotted tube filled with cotton or other similar substance,and i also ininsertinginto this iuteriortube a/tubular burner, also'lledwith cotton or other equivalent substance, and in the generalconstruction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fullydescribed. The drawing represents a longitudinal central section of thegasoline candle,'showing its general construetionV and method ofoperation. i i

A represents the reservoir, which may be attached to a pedestal or baseof any suitable description. B isvthe outer tube, which is rigidlyattached to the reservoir, as'seen in the drawing.

C is the 'interior tube, which extends to near the bottom of thereseryoir. A 4 D is a cap lon the end of this tube, (permanently iixcd,)which screws int-o the outer tube B, as seen at e. f represents slots inthe lower part of the tube .C. '.lhis'tube C is filled with cotton orother equivalent material, to serve as a capillary tube for raising theburning liquid by capillary attraction. Gr is the tubularburn er, whichpasses dnwnthrougli the cap` D, and which is also filled with cotton orother equis/aient material. A i Thisburner passes loosely through thecap, so that-it is surrounded by air on all sides. An ordinarysewingneedle passes down through this tube, as seen in the drawing. Theupper end of this needle (which is marked 5,) is in contact with thellame, and will conduct heat down-- ward through the burner,I and raisethe temperature of: the fluid, or partially vapcrize it as it ascenfds.

The position of this needle in the burner controlsthe combustion to 'agreat degree, as, if it is raised too high, the candle is liable tosmoke, proving thereby that the combustion incomplete.

By the 'slot'sf, the cotton is exposed to the fiuidin the reservoir,which it'ra1ses,.as beforeistated, by capil lary attraction. p A' i' 4 Yi In filling and preparing'the candle forlighting and use, the cap D isunscrewed, and the tube C removed, when the requisite quantity ofgasoline, or other equivalent fiuid, v,is introduced, whichquantityshould besuiiicient' to till (or nearly till) the reservoir. K v

The tubular burner G has a collar around it, as seen at 'i'. Y Thiscollar, rests on the Vtube i, which is supported by -arms which extend`from the interior of the cap across the space marked o. l I 4 y' 'Itwill be seen that when the interior tube is removed, the capillary andall the parts connected immediately with the burner'are also removed. YY 1 The needle should be place-'l in the centre of tlie,tube G, and itsposition will regulate the height of the llame..

i The tubular burner G- should beplaced in the centre oi the cap, ascnrbonization will be prevented 4by ,the annular sheet of nir which willsurround it. p

The capillaryin the tube G will'be in contact with the capillary below,.which is supported byjhehtube'c, so that when the candle lis lighted,the llamo will be supplied .by an uninterrupted `flow from the reservoiror fountainA` Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- .Incombination with the reservoir A, the tubes B, C, and G, constructed andarranged substantially as shown and described, forv the purposes setforth.

The above'spcciication Iof my invention signed by me, this 17th dayoi`April, 1868.

l i i L, CHANDOR'. [L. 6.]

Witnesses: K C. M. CLAY, GEORGE PoMU'ru.

